have used a general equilibrium model in order to study how reducing mark-ups and increasing productivity in one sector … incorporated by the bargaining parties and real wages or unemployment. Finally the impacts of uneven productivity improvements on …

between infrastructure and private productivity. The second subject is the determinants of regional infrastructure investment … infrastructure to private production; the essays three to five study besides the productivity effects also the determinants of …

rigidity. The third essay analyses how different unionisation structures affect firm productivity and firm performance in a … among heterogeneous producers and increases average productivity and profit levels, firm-level bargaining allows less … productive entrants to remain in the market. The positive effect of centralised bargaining on average productivity can, however …

on productivity growth, and additionally export behavior has to be persistent over time. Both conditions are empirically …

-, consultation-, and co-determination rights. The effects works councils have on productivity and profits are estimated for medium …-sized manufacturing firms using information from the IAB establishment panel. The results indicate a positive effect on productivity of 6 …

'transformation' also takes into account the existence of China's otherspecific challenges including the many small scale mines, poor … argues thatthe policy of simply closing down mines in China is impractical and ineffective, and that a better alternative is …Rio Tinto-ANU China Partnership, ANU-PKU exchange program, Vice-Chancellor's travel grant …